House Speaker John Boehner insisted on Wednesday he is committed to passing a Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill this month after his decision to deny a vote on the package drew scathing criticism from East Coast lawmakers and governors.

President Barack Obama urged House Republicans to pass the $60.4 billion measure on Wednesday before the current Congress ends at noon on Thursday and pending legislation expires.

Failure to vote on the Sandy measure was widely condemned by lawmakers from affected states. Republican Representative Peter King of New York told CNN it was a knife in the back.

However, Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, said in an email that The Speaker is committed to getting this bill passed this month.

While blasting politicians for loading the Sandy bill proposal with pork, please remember to triple blast the MSM for not reporting that the bill is loaded with pork and that conservatives standing against the bill are doing so for this reason.

The progressive media is a bigger problem than progressive politicians. Until the former is toppled, we will have the latter.

“Among expenditures criticized were $150 million to rebuild fisheries, including those in the Gulf Coast and Alaska, and $2 million to repair roof damage that pre-dates the storm on Smithsonian Institution buildings in Washington.”

ALASKA!!!!!!!!!

I lost power for a week because of Sandy and didn’t get a thing. I would never pass this POS unless it were a completely clean bill aimed at helping the truly needy.

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